Eleven:(pressing “random article” on wikihow repeatedly) “How to deal with intrusive thoughts”!
Nicky:Oh, sick, we gotta read this one. I need to know, I have tons of those.
Rio:What’s an intrusive thought you have?
Eleven:Entering the line at the bank and thinking “should I kick this ATM?”
Rio:Entering a McDonalds and announcing a robbery?
Nicky:Mine are absurd, I’d see a policeman and consider trying to steal his gun. I’m not gonna do it! But I think about it.
Eleven:Nicky, “accept that you are having intrusive thoughts.”
Nicky:I have accepted it!
Eleven:”Write down your thoughts in a diary.”
Rio:Dear diary, I almost robbed a bank today.
Eleven:Imagine Nicky’s mom finding her diary and it says “today I saw a bunch of kids playing ball and I wanted to kick the ball into the street”.
Eleven:”Consider how your friends might react.”
Nicky:I dunno if you guys would be good impulse control.
Rio:We’re going to say “yes Nicky! Steal that officer’s gun!”?
Eleven:”Challenge yourself to turn this thought into a more positive or realistic thing.”
Nicky:”If I stole his gun, I’d become a cop myself!”